WFTV Washington correspondent Justin Gray was flying back to DC from Orlando, Fla., when a TSA agent halted him for holding a license from a state he didn’t recognize, and asked him for his passport. Gray was confused: he didn’t bring his passport, because his District of Columbia driver’s license should have been sufficient. The agent insisted that he didn’t recognize it.
“At that point, I was a little confused, but then I realized what was going on,” he later told WFTV. “I said to him, ‘Do you not know what the District of Columbia is?’ After some back and forth, it became clear he didn’t.”
(Well, arguably, DC isn’t a real place for real people, but still.)
Gray was eventually able to board his flight after talking to the agent’s supervisor, though he was unable to get statistics on how often Orlando International Airport has these kinds of security problems.
The TSA said in a statement that they were now teaching their agents how to identify District of Columbia IDs, which is obviously very heartening to hear.
That's even worse than my mother-in-law's story of how she was carrying confidential government documents to the US embassy in Paris, and they (French airport security) wanted to see what was in the envelope. She said no you can't do that. They tried to insist. She had to explain, with the help of their superiors, that our country and their country (and many others) have an agreement that diplomats can transport secret documents, no questions asked. Of course, they finally let her through, but jeez, somebody wasn't trained properly.
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Now just wait a minute. There are some very dangerous people residing in D.C. who have done a lot of damage to America. It might just be prudent to keep an eye on them.
Now just wait a minute. There are some very dangerous people residing in D.C. who have done a lot of damage to America. It might just be prudent to keep an eye on them.
We need to build a border wall to keep them out of the country.
My father died the day before he was supposed to retire from Amtrak. Working from DC to New York. He always reminded me about DC to flush twice to make sure it makes it there. But when near New York it doesn't matter. They just go on the floor and walls anyway.
...British Columbia down around Central or South America.
You are so dumb. British Columbia isn't in Central or South America. British Columbia is in the UK, next to Ireland and Scotchland. You should learn your geografy. I'm sure Wiccanpedia will verify this.
It's a government jobs program for the flunkies. I have no confidence in their security. To me it just chance that everyone flying through the US airport network without a terrorist incident. Honestly it is just the same as pre-9/11. Except the public cost to maintain these government employee base of flunkies.
^ No argument here. One day on my morning walk I talked to a guy who said he worked for TSA at the local airport. He was a good guy, but his intellectual capacity greatly reduced my confidence in those people.
It's a government jobs program for the flunkies. I have no confidence in their security. To me it just chance that everyone flying through the US airport network without a terrorist incident. Honestly it is just the same as pre-9/11. Except the public cost to maintain these government employee base of flunkies.
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Originally posted by Cheever3000:
^ No argument here. One day on my morning walk I talked to a guy who said he worked for TSA at the local airport. He was a good guy, but his intellectual capacity greatly reduced my confidence in those people.
What do you expect when a lot of the positions are paying $15/hr starting off and part-time? In Minneapolis with cost of living adjustments It'd be $17/hr. My step-son with a GED was making $14/hr working as a security guard for a theater/playhouse.
I went to refresher training for the federal government PIV (Person Identification Verification) card program, two weeks ago.
I flashed my FAA PIV badge at Minneapolis and fast-tracked to my gate.
Coming home from O'Hare, I gave the TSA flunkie my FAA badge and he tried to scan it. I looked at him puzzled and he couldn't figure out why it wouldn't scan. Told him it wouldn't because the microchip can only be scanned within the FAA. He didn't believe me. Then he started to look for a non-existent hologram on the card. I told him there wasn't one. I pulled out of my briefcase my manual from my course and and explained to him that I issue these cards daily. He finally let me through when I gave him my drivers license and my Army retiree ID. I don't expect to be fast-tracked through security with my FAA badge, but I also don't expect to be questioned with suspicion when I present it. I'm supposed to be allowed to go through security without even a ticket without issue with the badge as long as I have business in an airport.
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Looks like they're getting pretty good government money and benefits to be that stupid BUT I BET DIVERSITY IS WORKING
I worked with a guy that was in the TSA for four years. He didn't make a lot of money, as he was locked into a "pay freeze" right out of training, along with most of the other people he worked with. He also had a copy of the letter "President Obama" sent him that he was supposed to show his bill collectors when he didn't get paid. I'm not joking. Parking at the airport came out of his pocket, and when he quit they tried to bill him $10,000 dollars for a sweater and a shirt missing from his uniform. He lived/lives in Connecticut, and made 800 a week WITH a second part time security job. The attitude in the TSA is to be a complete a-hole. People that are nice are not promoted, and don't get raises. The nice guys are basically ran out of the system. I no longer think that most of the people are idiots, just that they don't get ahead if they think.
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In Los Angeles, that's a part-time $18/hr job at about $22,000/year. I'm sure you're going to get a lot of the cream of the crop employees for the qualifications needed to land this job.
In excepted service, a TSA employee performing their job at a success rating got about a 2% raise. If he/she was a TSO for the past 4 years that was the first raise. In excepted service, there are no step increases/gradual raises built in for longevity.
On your pay scale that shows all those great salaries.... Wipe out anything above the D level for 75% of these TSOs. Wipe out anything above the F level for 90% of these TSOs.
You are so dumb. British Columbia isn't in Central or South America. British Columbia is in the UK, next to Ireland and Scotchland. You should learn your geografy. I'm sure Wiccanpedia will verify this.
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Perhaps you're thinking of Whales.
No dude, whales is off the coast of British Columbia.
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